Johan Zoutman

Johan Zoutman (10 May 1724-7 May 1793) was an admiral of the United Provinces during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
Johan Zoutman was born in 1724 in Reeuwijk in the United Provinces, and he became a Rear Admiral of the Dutch Navy. During the American Revolutionary War, he fought the Royal Navy of Great Britain at the Battle of Dogger Bank, but was defeated. He died in 1793 in the Hague. In 1798, Fort Zoutman on Aruba was named for him.